A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
No doubt Zero Dark Thirty serves a function by airing America's dirty laundry about detainee and torture programs, but in its wake, there's a crying need for a compassionate Coming Home to counter its brutal Deer Hunter.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
11 Jan 2013
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Chastain makes Maya as vivid as a bloodshot eye. Her porcelain skin, delicate features and feminine attire belie the steel within.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
11 Jan 2013
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This is an instant classic.
– Cath Clarke,
Time Out,
15 Jan 2013
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What's striking is the absence of triumphalism -- Bigelow doesn't shy away from showing the victims shot down in cold blood in the compound -- and we come away with the overwhelming sense that this has been a grim, dark episode in our history.
– Tom Charity,
CNN.com,
5 Feb 2013
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If you like World War II films, you'll enjoy this.